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Bi Sheng invents movable type
The artisan Bi Sheng creates movable type from fired clay, the earliest known movable-type printing.
Technology· China
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The Ghana Empire in West Africa
The Soninke Ghana Empire (Wagadu) flourished in what is now Mauritania and Mali, growing rich from control of the trans-Saharan gold and salt trade.
DynastyEconomy· Mauritania, Mali